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What's the one class at MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD every student should take?
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Enrollment
441
Middle
DISTRICT 985 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20·NCES 360015106725
MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD
270 59TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11220 · (347) 646-5160 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
341 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
66.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD
Set in BROOKLYN, New York, MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD is a close-knit middle school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20. It hosts 441 students across grades 6 through 8.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 comprises 48 schools with combined enrollment of 44,136 students; MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder consists of 17% White, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 77% of students at MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.6%; this one delivers 62.2%.
Across the wider county, census data for Kings County shows median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD is one campus in the mix.
SUNSET SCHOOL OF CULTURAL LEARNING is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.7%.
MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD operates from an urban location.
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Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
- NEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,236 students
- JHS 259 WILLIAM MCKINLEYMiddle · 1,780 students
- MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,518 students
- JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOWMiddle · 1,327 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- SUNSET SCHOOL OF CULTURAL LEARNING0.0 mi · 266
- PS 503 SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY (THE)0.1 mi · 550
- PS 506 SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND TECHNOLOGY (THE)0.1 mi · 334
- SCHOOL OF MATH SCIENCE AND HEALTHY LIVING0.2 mi · 169
- LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 435
- HIGH SCHOOL OF TELECOMMUNICATION ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY0.4 mi · 1,222
Frequently asked questions
About MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RDHow large is MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD?
MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD enrolls approximately 441 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD serve?
MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD is approximately 11.7:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD?
At MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD, the student body is approximately 17% White, 71% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD public or private?
MS 936 ARTS OFF 3RD is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.